Pearl Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Image previews seem to have changed again this morning, has anyone else noticed? Threw me a bit at first. Not really a problem except that some of the caption is missing if all the 128 characters are used which seems a shame. I don't recall that being the case with the previous incarnation. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Pixel Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Seems images became smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's a regression: we went back to an earlier stage when we also had truncating of the caption. Not sure if that was at 116 characters like we have now. Before the weekend we had previews or comps that were 640 wide or 540 high for the longest side. wim edit: typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 If you hover over the caption you see the whole thing. They seem to have made everything fit into a smaller area. I wonder if they are preparing to go back to the smaller window that will still let you see some thumbnails and move easily back to them. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 If you hover over the caption you see the whole thing. They seem to have made everything fit into a smaller area. I wonder if they are preparing to go back to the smaller window that will still let you see some thumbnails and move easily back to them. Paulette Yes you are right Paulette. I hadn't noticed that but the images are smaller than before which seems an odd move. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It seems the requirement for flash is gone so you can now view images on a tablet or phone. That's a good thing. I just checked my android tablet and iphone and I can now get all the way to the purchase page with both. I wasn't able to do that a few hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only reason I can think of is that it is to make it easier site to be responsive for wider range of mobile devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 It seems the requirement for flash is gone so you can now view images on a tablet or phone. That's a good thing. I just checked my android tablet and iphone and I can now get all the way to the purchase page with both. I wasn't able to do that a few hours ago. It still requires Flash to edit the image though, at least it came up saying I needed Flash when I just tried to edit one of my images on my iPad. Not a bit advantage to contributors but perhaps this is just the first phase. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 If you hover over the caption you see the whole thing. They seem to have made everything fit into a smaller area. I wonder if they are preparing to go back to the smaller window that will still let you see some thumbnails and move easily back to them. Paulette Hopefully, clients will also figure out that they have to hover over the caption in order to see the whole thing. Not sure I would have realized that right away myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie5 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 If you hover over the caption you see the whole thing. They seem to have made everything fit into a smaller area. I wonder if they are preparing to go back to the smaller window that will still let you see some thumbnails and move easily back to them. Paulette Hopefully, clients will also figure out that they have to hover over the caption in order to see the whole thing. Not sure I would have realized that right away myself. You can hover over the image too and a box pops up with the description. On my tablet if I hold my finger down on the photo I get a pop up box with the description and the option to save, share, copy, or set image as which is a function of the Android operating system. I was able to set an image as my home screen though with the Alamy watermark intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I commented on the change this morning in the Alamy Suggestions section. I don't like the truncation of the caption nor the smaller image preview. Another, new to me, feature, is that an image of my most recent sale appears upon the same screen, although it has no connection with the photo in question. Not sure how useful that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I commented on the change this morning in the Alamy Suggestions section. I don't like the truncation of the caption nor the smaller image preview. Another, new to me, feature, is that an image of my most recent sale appears upon the same screen, although it has no connection with the photo in question. Not sure how useful that is. Sorry Bryan, I didn't think to look in that section. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette I don't see it either, but it wouldn't be the first time I missed something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I commented on the change this morning in the Alamy Suggestions section. I don't like the truncation of the caption nor the smaller image preview. Another, new to me, feature, is that an image of my most recent sale appears upon the same screen, although it has no connection with the photo in question. Not sure how useful that is. Sorry Bryan, I didn't think to look in that section. Pearl Not intended as a criticism Pearl, no need to apologise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I commented on the change this morning in the Alamy Suggestions section. I don't like the truncation of the caption nor the smaller image preview. Another, new to me, feature, is that an image of my most recent sale appears upon the same screen, although it has no connection with the photo in question. Not sure how useful that is. That may have more to do with your search or previous search, because I do not see any thumbnail image when I search for one of yours by the Alamy #. Do you have the complete link to that page that you saw? - I agree with you about the size and the truncation. I hope it's just a mistake. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette It's in the coding of the page which determines (among other things) the page title. A pertinent example: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-Polar-Bear-Ursus-maritimus-sitting-among-wiilows-in-the-frost-near-74548914.html has the following page title which you can see if you hover over the tab in your browser: "Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, sitting among wiilows in the frost, near Hudson Bay, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Pic. 74548914" My bold and quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette It's in the coding of the page which determines (among other things) the page title. A pertinent example: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-Polar-Bear-Ursus-maritimus-sitting-among-wiilows-in-the-frost-near-74548914.html has the following page title which you can see if you hover over the tab in your browser: "Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, sitting among wiilows in the frost, near Hudson Bay, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Pic. 74548914" My bold and quotes. I can see it in the source, but on mouse over the title ends with Canada in Firefox. Could be browser specific. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I commented on the change this morning in the Alamy Suggestions section. I don't like the truncation of the caption nor the smaller image preview. Another, new to me, feature, is that an image of my most recent sale appears upon the same screen, although it has no connection with the photo in question. Not sure how useful that is. That may have more to do with your search or previous search, because I do not see any thumbnail image when I search for one of yours by the Alamy #. Do you have the complete link to that page that you saw? - I agree with you about the size and the truncation. I hope it's just a mistake. wim Sorry Wim, but I have been unable to replicate this phenomenon this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette It's in the coding of the page which determines (among other things) the page title. A pertinent example: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-Polar-Bear-Ursus-maritimus-sitting-among-wiilows-in-the-frost-near-74548914.html has the following page title which you can see if you hover over the tab in your browser: "Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, sitting among wiilows in the frost, near Hudson Bay, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Pic. 74548914" My bold and quotes. Aha! Yes, I see it when I hover over the tab at the top of the page. How odd. It is not a Royalty Free image. I love that bear. Brings back happy memories of living on the Canadian tundra. Despite sleeping on a sort of shelf in a sort of closet it was a great experience. BEARS outside the windows. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Only just discovered this and was about to start a thread! The caption reduction seems to be based on space-saving and the full text is available both as ALT text and TITLE text on hover of both the image and caption. What is annoying is the insistence in appending "Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image" to the end of the title of each and every page. As far as I know, I never signed up to a change of usage - all my images are registered here as 'Rights-managed'. Lines are continually being blurred, I know, but adding the term Royalty Free to an image when it is not is misleading and just creates confusion for a potential buyer and possible problems down the line. Especially when, at the bottom of the row of 5 licensing options, the viewer is told that they may ...choose a rights-managed license › I'm not seeing what you see. I do see Stock photo before each caption and I think that is for people who search Google for a stock image of a subject. The other thing I see is what you mention under the listed prices. I don't know where you are seeing Royalty Free. My images are also all Rights-Managed and I just don't see Royalty-Free in the previews for my images. Paulette It's in the coding of the page which determines (among other things) the page title. A pertinent example: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-Polar-Bear-Ursus-maritimus-sitting-among-wiilows-in-the-frost-near-74548914.html has the following page title which you can see if you hover over the tab in your browser: "Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, sitting among wiilows in the frost, near Hudson Bay, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Pic. 74548914" My bold and quotes. I can see it in the source, but on mouse over the title ends with Canada in Firefox. Could be browser specific. wim My results using: Firefox (33.1.1) - shows full title Chrome (38.0.2125.122 m) - shows full title IE (11.0.14) - cuts short the title Opera (12.17) - cuts short the title Some add the Web address (Opera, I think?) ...all on a Win7.1 PC Don't believe that there is a specific 'requirement' as such over at W3C, though I believe that the recommendation is around 50 - 65 characters. Anyhoo, the addition of the appended 'RF' text is clearly placed there for the search engines and aimed at potential purchasers....and I'm not a fan :-|| :@ > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I like the way the photograoher's credit links to more images by the same photographer. fD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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